Saturday, April 5, 2014

I must confess…I’ve
got a little bit of Ms. Frizzle in me! Not the whole
custom-embroidered-solar-system-jumper sort of way, but I’m definitely not
afraid to add dashes of her gaudy fashion sense to my wardrobe! Hey, it’s all
in the name of fun for the kiddos, right?!

So during the
week we welcome our newest little classmates, I simply must wear my “chick
shoes”. Want a pair of your own? Just attach a felt chick sticker to each shoe
(the ones below are from Michaels).

Ahhhh…The
Friz would be so proud!

The fashion
fun doesn’t stop here, though! When the chicks come, we go all out! One day
during the week of their arrival, we set up visiting hours. We have a hospital
sign-in sheet, nametags for visitors, and the kids are decked in their doctor
gear! To make their doctor coats simply cut a white t-shirt up the front, add a
nametag, a headband, and toss in a stethoscope and they're all set!

Even the
teachers get involved in the theme by dressing up in scrubs!

Look at this
banner I ordered from Vista Print!! It was the perfect addition to the nursery
entrance and sign in!

And, to top
off my big ‘ole Vista Print purchase…

Birth
announcements with their first “family” photo, hatching details, and chick
characteristics!!

Oh…one more
purchase…“Proud Parent” stickers:

Too cute!!

We said good-bye to our chicks by having
Chicken Fest! We played games such as “Hot Chicken” – AKA Hot Potato where we
played the “Chicken Dance”, of course, and the winners got to keep the rubber
chicken we used as the “potato”:

The hens and roosters also tried
“hatching eggs” by sitting on a balloon:

They also participated in the “This looks
easy but it’s actually super-duper hard” Egg Roll by rolling a balloon with
their nose:

Some kids thought a big “egg” would be
easier, others thought a small one would work better:

And, the #1 kid-favorite…Chicken Feed
(eating cereal with their hands behind their backs and pecking it like a
chicken):

But soon the fun had to end and it was
time to say good-bye to our newest little classmates. It was off to the farm
for them! If you are the one bringing the chicks to the farm, be sure to take
pictures of their new home! It definitely helped my students feel better seeing
photos of their new friends and where they would be living!